Stanney Woods Rear of 47, 57 and 85 Birkett Avenue Ellesmere Port Data via plota.co.uk

26/02644/TPO - Application to fell/lop TPO trees Approved

Proposal

2x Willows to be crown reduced up to 2m back to fence line, where it has been reduced to in the past. Preventing encroachment of fences and onto path. 1x Willow to be partially crown reduced by up to 4m to remove the large limb growing over in adjacent houses. Small group of self set Holly and Hawthorn, growing over neighbouring properties with heavy crown. To be removed to prevent further nuisance. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Aug 2026
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Approved
25 Sept 2026

Approved on 25 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

Public footpath about 16 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Local nature reserve about 145 m away: Stanney Wood
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Ancient Semi Natural Woodland
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Ellesmere Port built-up area; Priority habitat about 18 m away: Deciduous woodland; National infrastructure project about 1660 m away: Peak Cluster CCS Pipeline, at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Chester
Application type
Application to fell/lop TPO trees
Postcode
CH65 9BY
Received
20 Aug 2026
Validated
20 Aug 2026
Ward
Whitby Groves
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approval
Decision date
25 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 36 days from validation, 7 days faster than Chester's median of 43 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

96%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
336decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Chester in the last twelve months, from validation. Chester decision record →

Public comments

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14 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15173645
Planning Portal ref
PP-15173645
Comments by
13 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No